New Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to the n...
The Civil War (1861 - 1865) took more American lives than any other war in history. It so divided the people of our nation that in some families brother fought against brother...
The period of 1850 through 1861 was a period of great tension in America. Slavery took center stage and became the prime issue in the intense debate as to whether the United...
Another issue that bothered the Southern states were the tariffs that they were forced to pay on their imported goods. The South imported more goods than the North, so natural...
During both the civil war and civil war reconstruction time periods, there were many changes going on in the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation, as well...
New Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is
situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to...
After the Civil War was over, the South was in, for the most part, in ruins. Events during the war that made this happen were for example, General Sherman’s troops destroyed...
The American Civil War (1861–1865), also known as the War Between the States and several other names, was a civil war in the United States of America. Eleven Southern slave...
New Orleans is a city in southern Louisiana, located on the Mississippi River. Most of the city is
situated on the east bank, between the river and Lake Pontchartrain to th...
The Causes/origins of the Civil War
Until the 1840's, the tensions between North and South remained relatively contained. The issue that started the tensions between the No...